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Re: Interesting problem installing cygserver


On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 12:06 AM, Larry Hall (Cygwin)
<reply-to-list-only-lh@cygwin.com> wrote:
> On 11/22/2009 11:57 PM, Gregg Levine wrote:
>>
>> On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 11:51 PM, Larry Hall (Cygwin)
>> <reply-to-list-only-lh splat cygwin.com> ?wrote:
>
> ? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> <http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PCYMTNQREAIYR>. ?Don't feed the spammers.
> ?Thanks.
>
>>> On 11/22/2009 10:43 PM, Gregg Levine wrote:
>>>
>>> <snip>
>>>
>>>> $ /usr/bin/cygserver-config
>>>> Generating /etc/cygserver.conf file
>>>> chown: changing ownership of `/etc/cygserver.conf': Permission denied
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Warning: The following function requires administrator privileges!
>>>
>>> <snip>
>>>
>>>> A good start is either you don't have administrator privileges
>>>> or a missing cygrunsrv binary. ?Please check for both.
>>>
>>> <snip>
>>>
>>>> I happen to have both. Cygwin was installed using the defaults on this
>>>> laptop who is running Windows Seven and this is the latest of the 1.7
>>>> installers.
>>>
>>> So you started the terminal you're using with "Run as Administrator"?
>
>
>> Hello!
>> Close. The terminal is being run from an account with those
>> privileges. I believe however that it may not be able to gain the
>> right ones to write into the /etc directory.
>
> Not exactly. ?You aren't running with those privileges. ?Use "Run as
> Administrator"
> from that account so you get the elevated privileges you need.
>
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Hello!
That did work. Thank you Larry. I owe you something or other over
coffee and pastry at someplace other then Starbucks the next time your
visiting the City. Or a meal at two of the best delis in the City.

I freely confess I haven't worked with Cygwin since the Windows98SE
time frame so this capability is a big thing.

Now I just need to enable the services I'll need from there.

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